And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' So they came closer. Then he said, 'I am Joseph, your brother—the one you sold to be taken to Egypt.'
Joseph reveals his true identity to the very brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier.
📚 Historical Context
This moment comes after Joseph, now a powerful ruler in Egypt, had been testing his brothers who came seeking grain during a severe famine. The brothers didn't recognize Joseph, who was now an adult Egyptian official, but Joseph had recognized them immediately. This revelation occurs after Joseph could no longer contain his emotions while watching his brothers show genuine concern for their youngest brother Benjamin and their father Jacob.
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